iPhone 5C Glitter Case: 十月 2013

2013年10月19日星期六

Apple launches new Mac mini

Apple launches new Mac mini, includes new Sandy Bridge processors, AMD graphics and Thunderbolt port, lacks optical drive

Yesterday, Apple also refreshed their cheapest Mac – the Mac mini – along with the MacBook Air. The new Mac mini has the new generation of dual-core Intel Sandy Bridge processors that replaces the Core 2 Duo found on the previous generation model. There are two models now, with the base model having a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 and the more expensive model running on a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 and can be configured to 2.7GHz Core i5 through Apple’s online store.

The 2.3GHz model comes with 2GB of RAM whereas the 2.5GHz model comes with 4GB of RAM. Either of these can be configured to have up to 8GB of RAM. Both the models come with a 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive and both can be configured with a 750GB 7200-rpm hard drive with the 2.5GHz model also having the option to be configured with a 256GB SSD or a combination of 256GB SSD and 750GB HDD.

The new Mac mini forgoes the Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics found on the previous generation model in favor of Intel HD Graphics 3000 for the 2.3GHz model and AMD Radeon HD 6630 for the 2.5Ghz model.

The new Mac mini comes with OS X Lion pre-installed.

Apart from the two models mentioned above, the Mac mini also comes in a server edition, that has a faster quad-core 2.0GHz Intel Core i7 processor with 4GB of of RAM (configurable up to 8GB) and dual 500GB 7200-rpm hard drives with a variety of configuration options. It also uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor. The server edition comes with Lion Server pre-installed.

The new Mac mini looks identical to the older model but you will notice that there is no longer a slot for putting in your discs and that’s because all the new Mac mini models now lack an optical disc drive. The extra space that you get due to this omission lets you add another hard drive or a combination of SSD and HDD as we saw before.

The new Mac mini also comes with the ultra-fast Thunderbolt port, which lets you connect high speed drives and other accessories as well as displays with a Thunderbolt connector.

The 2.3GHz model with default configuration is priced at $599 whereas the 2.5GHz model is priced at $799. The server edition will set you back by $999.

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2013年10月16日星期三

FaceTime over cellular confirmed by Verizon for iPhone 5

As you may or may not recall from the recent iPhone 5 announcement from Apple, the new iPhone was claimed to support FaceTime video calling over cellular networks, although it wasn’t clear for which networks.

Verizon has since confirmed that FaceTime on the iPhone 5 will be available to customers on any of their data plans.

This is in contrast to what some other carriers are offering, such as AT&T, who are requiring iPhone 5 users to sign up for a new Mobile Share plan in order to use FaceTime over anything other than WiFi.

Verizon’s announcement, of course comes with the added caveat that data restrictions will apply, depending on the type of data plan you have, so you’ll have to keep an eye on your data cap.

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2013年10月15日星期二

Center-of-weight-shifting phone looks cool

Center-of-weight-shifting phone looks cool, probably won't change our future [VIDEO]

Now here’s an interesting concept for you – a smartphone that is able to change its weight-balance on command, giving you another way to interact with it and thus enriching the user-experience.

This idea was introduced by Fabian Hemmert, who used a moving battery on an axis to change not only the center of gravity, but also the shape of the gadget. Check out an early (and we mean really early) prototype in the following video shot as part of an TEDx event in Berlin.

Of course, a device that would allow a smartphone or a tablet to shift its center of weight would increase weight and thickness by quite a lot and we imagine it would need quite a lot of power to work.

So this idea will probably never make it to the market, but if we are lucky it might land on some other portable devices like game consoles or SatNav units.

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2013年10月13日星期日

ZTE shoots four Android tablets into the MWC orbit

ZTE shoots four Android tablets into the MWC orbit, meet the V9S, V96, PF 100 and T98

ZTE didn’t come all the way from China to Barcelona to just announce smartphones. No, the Chinese are stepping up the slate market as well with their four latest Android tablets.

Image courtesy of IntoMobile

The line-up of new ZTE tablets consists of the PF 100, T98, V96 and V9S. The first two sport quad-core Tegra 3 processors and the other two make do with dual-core chips. Let’s start with the first duo.

PF 100 and T98

The PF 100 and T98 are both running on the Tegra 3 platform clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM and Icera 450 modem supporting HSPA+. Storage for both is 16GB, with no microSD card support, sadly.

At the back, both the PF 100 and T98 have 5MP cameras with autofocus and 720p HD video recording. Above the screen resides a 2MP fixed focus camera for video chatting.

Time for the differences. The main one is the screen size, as you may have guessed. ZTE PF 100 is a 10.1-incher with WXGA resolution, while the T98 is pushing the same resolution on a 7″ diagonal. And to wrap those two up, their radios differ as well. The 10.1″ PF 100 rocks quad-band GSM, and tri-band UMTS networks, while the T98 supports only dual-band GSM and TD-SCDMA networks.

Both the PF 100 and T98 run Ice Cream Sandwich.

ZTE V96 and V9S

Both the ZTE V96 and V9S are 10.1-inchers and get their oomph from dual-core Snapdragon processors.

The V96 runs on Qualcomm’s MSM8960 platform with dual-core CPU clocked at 1.7GHz and the V9S features the slower Qualcomm MSM8260 with its two cores clocked at 1.2GHz. Both have 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. MicroSD card slots are missing here as well.

Like the other two, the V96 and V9S sport 5MP autofocus cameras at the back and 2MP fixed focus at the front. The V96 is the lucky one to run Android 4.0 ICS, while the V9S has to live with the older Honeycomb 3.2.

Pricing and release dates are not available at this time.

2013年10月10日星期四

Battery tests for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 complete

Battery tests for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 complete, here are the results

The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 is one of the few smartphones with IP67 rating – it combines simple durability and advanced functions, so it needs to prove its endurance both when trekking in the wilderness, but also when enjoying modern conveniences like browsing the web.

A 1,700mAh battery is on the low side of what we would have imagined for a phone that’s likely to spend a lot of time away from an electricity socket, but let’s see if the Xcover 2 can counter the limited capacity with efficiency.

In our talk time test (over a 3G network) it lasted just over 10 hours, a respectable score for that batter capacity. Also, keep in mind that calls on a 3G network usually burn more battery than 2G calls and rural areas are more likely to have 2G-only networks.

Talk time

Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
21:18
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
20:24
Motorola RAZR i
20:07
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
16:57
LG Optimus G
15:30
Oppo Find 5
14:17
Google Nexus 4
14:17
HTC One X+
13:31
Huawei Ascend P1
12:30
Samsung Galaxy Note
12:14
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
11:58
Samsung Galaxy Premier
11:30
HTC Droid DNA
11:07
HTC Windows Phone 8X
11:07
Samsung Wave 3 S8600
11:07
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
11:06
HTC Desire X
11:03
HTC One X (AT&T, LTE)
10:35
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
10:20
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
10:15
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
10:03
HTC One V
10:00
Meizu MX 4-core
10:00
Samsung Galaxy Express
10:00
HTC One X
9:57
HTC One S
9:42
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
9:40
HTC Sensation XL
9:30
Nokia Lumia 810
9:05
Nokia Lumia 710
9:05
Acer CloudMobile S500
9:05
Motorola Atrix HD
9:04
HTC Vivid
9:02
Nokia Lumia 920
8:56
Nokia Lumia 610
8:51
HTC Rhyme
8:48
Apple iPhone 5
8:42
LG Optimus 3D Max P720
8:42
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
8:41
Meizu MX
8:39
Samsung Galaxy S II
8:35
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
8:28
Nokia Lumia 800
8:25
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
8:23
Nokia Lumia 510
8:22
BlackBerry Z10
8:20
HTC Desire V
8:20
Samsung Captivate Glide
8:20
Sony Xperia T
8:15
HTC Rezound (LTE)
8:10
Samsung Galaxy Note (LTE)
8:02
LG Optimus Vu
7:57
LG Optimus 4X HD
7:41
Apple iPhone 4S
7:41
Samsung i937 Focus S
7:25
HTC Evo 4G LTE (LTE)
7:21
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
7:14
Nokia Lumia 820
7:09
Sony Xperia acro S
7:09
Samsung Rugby Smart I847
7:09
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
6:57
Nokia N9
6:57
HTC Radar
6:53
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
6:53
BlackBerry Curve 9380
6:52
Sony Xperia E dual
6:42
Samsung Galaxy S III mini
6:22
Samsung Galaxy Pocket
5:54
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T (LTE)
5:53
Sony Xperia ion LTE
5:52
Sony Xperia P
5:33
Nokia 808 PureView
5:16
LG Nitro HD (LTE)
5:16
HTC Titan II (LTE)
5:10
BlackBerry Bold 9790
5:00
Pantech Burst
4:46

The Galaxy Xcover 2 ran for 6 hours and 35 minutes in our web browsing test, which compares favorably against mid-rangers and even high-end phones. Surprisingly, it beat the I8530 Galaxy Beam by an hour (and that one has a similar chipset and a 2,000mAh battery) .

Web browsing

Apple iPhone 5
9:56
Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
9:12
Apple iPad mini
9:05
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
8:48
Nokia Lumia 810
8:20
Nokia Lumia 610
8:01
HTC One X+
7:56
Sony Xperia E dual
7:42
Samsung Galaxy S III mini
7:38
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
7:23
HTC Radar
7:17
Samsung Galaxy Express
7:09
Motorola RAZR i
7:06
Apple iPhone 4S
6:56
HTC One V
6:49
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
6:40
HTC Droid DNA
6:40
Samsung Galaxy Premier
6:40
Motorola Atrix HD
6:40
BlackBerry Curve 9380
6:40
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
6:35
BlackBerry Z10
6:27
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
6:27
Samsung i937 Focus S
6:15
Nokia Lumia 510
6:13
HTC Windows Phone 8X
6:01
Sony Xperia ion LTE
5:56
Samsung Rugby Smart I847
5:53
Pantech Burst
5:51
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
5:45
HTC Desire V
5:44
HTC Evo 4G LTE
5:41
Nokia Lumia 920
5:40
Samsung Wave 3 S8600
5:34
Oppo Find 5
5:33
Sony Xperia T
5:33
Samsung Captivate Glide
5:33
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
5:28
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
5:24
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
5:23
HTC Sensation XL
5:20
Meizu MX 4-core
5:19
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
5:17
Sony Xperia acro S
5:16
HTC Rezound
5:16
HTC Desire X
5:16
LG Optimus G
5:15
HTC Rhyme
5:08
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
5:07
HTC One X (AT&T)
5:03
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
4:50
LG Optimus Vu
4:49
HTC Vivid
4:46
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
4:45
Meizu MX
4:35
Google Nexus 4
4:34
Nokia N9
4:33
Acer CloudMobile S500
4:32
Nokia Lumia 820
4:24
Samsung Galaxy S II
4:24
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
4:20
HTC One X
4:18
Nokia 808 PureView
4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720
4:10
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T
4:10
Nokia Lumia 800
4:07
HTC Titan II (LTE)
4:05
HTC One S
4:03
BlackBerry Bold 9790
4:02
LG Nitro HD
4:00
LG Optimus 4X HD
3:59
Sony Xperia P
3:59
Nokia Lumia 710
3:51
Samsung Galaxy Pocket
3:47
Samsung Galaxy Note
3:35
Huawei Ascend P1
3:23
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
3:01

Without the constant wireless connection, the Galaxy Xcover 2 did better in the video playback test, posting a time of 7 and a half hours. You can watch a couple of movies and still have plenty of battery left over.

Video playback

Motorola RAZR MAXX (ICS)
16:35
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
14:17
Apple iPad mini
12:51
Samsung Galaxy Premier
12:51
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
11:27
Apple iPhone 5
10:12
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
10:01
Samsung Galaxy Express
10:00
Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
10:00
Nokia 808 PureView
9:53
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
9:42
Samsung Rugby Smart I847
9:34
HTC One S
9:28
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (JB)
9:27
Apple iPhone 4S
9:24
HTC Evo 4G LTE
9:07
BlackBerry Z10
8:44
Nokia N9
8:40
Samsung Galaxy Note
8:25
HTC One X+
8:11
Motorola RAZR i
8:11
Samsung Galaxy S II
8:00
Samsung i937 Focus S
7:55
Samsung Wave 3 S8600
7:52
Samsung Galaxy S III mini
7:46
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
7:45
Huawei Ascend P1
7:38
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
7:33
HTC Droid DNA
7:30
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
7:30
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
7:30
Nokia Lumia 610
7:23
LG Optimus G
7:16
Meizu MX 4-core
6:33
HTC Windows Phone 8X
6:27
Sony Xperia E dual
6:27
Nokia Lumia 810
6:27
HTC Desire V
6:26
HTC One X (AT&T)
6:26
Nokia Lumia 820
6:25
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
6:25
Nokia Lumia 510
6:23
LG Optimus Vu
6:23
Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
6:21
Nokia Lumia 920
6:19
HTC Sensation XL
6:12
Samsung Galaxy Pocket
6:06
Samsung Captivate Glide
6:04
Sony Xperia ion LTE
6:03
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
6:02
Sony Xperia T
6:01
Motorola Atrix HD
6:01
HTC Vivid
6:00
HTC Radar
5:54
Nokia Lumia 800
5:52
HTC Titan II
5:50
BlackBerry Bold 9790
5:47
HTC One X
5:45
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
5:44
Sony Xperia acro S
5:38
HTC Desire X
5:38
Pantech Burst
5:38
Meizu MX
5:27
HTC Rhyme
5:23
HTC One V
5:20
Acer CloudMobile S500
5:18
Oppo Find 5
5:18
Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T
5:18
BlackBerry Curve 9380
5:09
HTC Rezound
5:03
Google Nexus 4
4:55
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
4:30
Sony Xperia P
4:30
LG Nitro HD
4:17
LG Optimus 4X HD
4:14
LG Optimus 3D Max P720
3:28
Nokia Lumia 710
3:27

If you go off the beaten track with a Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 in your pocket and you make sure you’re back in 48 hours, the smartphone should have you covered with enough juice for a an hour of talk-time, and hour of web browsing and an hour of watching video for each of the two days.

That’s quite good and even heavy usage won’t kill the battery in under a work day. We do wish that the battery was bigger, but since it’s easy to swap it out, you can always get a second battery for when you really need extended battery life.

2013年10月9日星期三

Max Payne for Android gets delayed

Max Payne for Android gets delayed, comes next week instead

In a tweet yesterday, Rockstar Games announced that they’ll delay the Android version of the highly anticipated Max Payne game.

The game was originally planned to come out on April 26, but apparently some last-minute bugs popped up and the release date had to be pushed back. Don’t fret too much, however, because the game will be available in the Play Store some time next week.

And on May 15, the next iteration of the Max Payne franchise will be released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, which will undoubtedly make fans of the game even happier.

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2013年10月8日星期二

22nm Intel Valley View Atom specs leaks

22nm Intel Valley View Atom specs leaks, to bring a four-fold increase in graphics

With all the effort focused on ultrabooks and ULV processors like Sandy Bridge, the Intel Atom lineup has hardly been having the best of times recently. However, a leaked presentation indicates that we might not have seen the last of the super power-efficient chipsets.

The next generation of Atoms, codenamed Valley View, will be using 22nm process and will reportedly be coming out next year. It will have an architecture similar to Cedar Trail, but with Ivy Bridge graphics.

This means that you’ll be getting the graphics performance of a current low-to-mid-range discrete GPU and Ivy Bridge ULV-grade processing power in a chip that will have a TDP of less than 10W.

What’s even more impressive the Valley View Atoms will have support for up to 8GB or RAM and will be available in single, dual and quad-core configurations. We imagine this will make them ideal for powering Windows 8 tablets, where lower power consumption is particularly important.

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22nm Intel Ivy Bridge processors dated for April 29

After numerous delays, Intel’s much-anticipated release of the new high-performance processors has finally been dated.

As an added bonus, the mobile Ivy Bridge processors will be released at the same time as their desktop counterparts. This is good news, as it was initially believed that the mobile versions might be delayed until June the least.

The mobile Core i7 and i7 Extreme lines are expected to meet that same April 29 launch date as the new desktop Core i7′s and i5′s, at prices ranging from $184 for the i5-3450 base model, to a cool $1,096 for the i7-3920XM.

All of the processors announced on the last week of April will be of the quad-core variety, while additional dual-core variants should be available on June 3.

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2013年10月6日星期日

Nokia promises two battery-related updates for the Lumia 800 in the next two months

Ever since the Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale, there were sporadic reports that the smartphone battery life is less than stellar. Nokia obviously did some investigation on the matter and they found that the poor battery life wasn’t caused by software glitches, but rather by the user behavior.

So the Finns will be releasing a couple of updates over the next couple of months, which should improve the battery performance as a whole. The first update will come in December and will focus on the power efficiency of the device, while the second will come in January 2012 and will tweak the charging of the 1450 mAh battery.

According to Nokia, both of those are planned updates and will be made available through Zune. Given that software updates normally take much longer than a few weeks to prepare we are inclined to believe that.

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2013年10月5日星期六

Google+ mobile page gets updated design to match the updated Android app

Google recently updated the desktop version of its Google+ social network and the accompanying Android app. Those who check Google+ through the browser on their smartphone can now enjoy the new design too.

The new Google+ mobile page uses the search giant’s new favorite UI element – the card. Now all posts in your stream are displayed as cards and they feature easy to use +1 and Share buttons.

The Profile and Page, uh, pages have been redesigned too, with a big cover photo and bigger buttons that are easier to hit with your thumbs.

You can check out the new site by opening plus.google.com in your phone’s browser. The site will suggest you download the app if you’re running a supported OS.

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Angry Birds Rio passes 10 million downloads mark after just 10 days

People are flocking in to download Angry Birds Rio – 10 million did in the first 10 days since the game launched (it was exclusive at the Amazon Appstore for a day). That’s an impressive number indeed.

Rovio is going all out with cross promotion, they’re even going to put out a new Rio themed wallpaper out every day…

Angry Birds Rio is available for iOS and Android – iPhone and iPod users will can grab it for $0.99 or for $2.99 if they have an iPad. Android owners can get it from two places – the Android Market (free, ad-supported) or from the Amazon Appstore ($0.99, no ads).

The 10 million number takes into account both the iOS and the Android version and adds to the 100 million or so downloads of the game franchise in total.

Rovio will be publishing a new wallpaper every day for a week too – the first one is out already (used in the image above). You can grab it from here (iPhone/iPhone 4/iPad/computer versions are available).

10 in 10:-) Angry Birds Rio breaking all records. A massive thanks to all our fans!!!

— Angry Birds (@AngryBirds) April 1, 2011

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2013年10月4日星期五

Samsung provides an overview of the big

Samsung provides an overview of the big.LITTLE ARM architecture of Exynos 5 Octa

Last month, Samsung announced the Exynos 5 Octa, an eight-core behemoth of a mobile processor that uses four Cortex A7 and four Cortex A15 cores on a single chip. Samsung has now uploaded a video that provides an overview of how this multi-core processor works.

The processor in the video below uses triple Cortex A7 cores and two Cortex A15 cores in the big.LITTLE configuration. The MP scheduler is able to figure out the task load and intelligently assign it to the right domain.

The Cortex A7 cluster and A15 cluster work discretely and depending upon the workload, the OS would either use the A7 cluster (for less demanding tasks) or the A15 cluster (for high demand tasks). This is similar to the way the NVIDIA Tegra 3 and 4 perform, with their 4+1 configuration.

You can get a better understanding of the woking of the big.LITTLE architecture, along with a visual demonstration, in the video below.

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Opera Mini 6

Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 hit Android

Opera has just announced that it has released updated versions of its two Android-compatible mobile browsers. Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 are already available for download in the Android market, allowing users to experience the latest goodies brought by the Norwegians.

The first change you will notice when you start the Opera Mini 6.5 or Opera Mobile 11.5 is the newly added screen, which shows you exactly how much data you have spent and saved using the two browsers.

Of course, Opera Mobile won’t be saving anything if you are not using the cloud-assisted Turbo mode, but Opera obviously thought few people use it that way.

The other notable change brought by the updates is the tighter integration of the two browsers with the Android operating system. With a handy bookmark import function you can easily transfer your existing bookmarks to your Opera browser, while the homescreen shortcuts let you access your most-used websites quicker than ever.

So, hit those Android market icons or follow this link to get the Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 up and running on your droid.

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Symantec have identified a possible string of botnet Android apps

Symantec have identified a possible string of botnet Android apps, may affect between 1-5 million users

Despite a point of contention over the true nature of these applications, a string of 13 apps have been identified as potential threats on the Android Market.

Botnet Android Apps invading devices

One of the largest security software makers in the business, Symantec (best known for the Norton security software family) say they’ve identified these applications and relate them to a botnet-like virus called Android.Tonclank.

The applications in question run a type of malware called Android.Counterclank. Botnets spread from a host ‘command’ computer and take control of other device via means of spam messages or in this case, malicious applications.

Symantec already say millions of users could be affected and they consider the damage level to be “medium” with regards to data and identification theft. So far a list of 13 applications have been identified on the Android Market as malicious, with the majority of them being mobile games of some form.

Botnet Android Apps invading devices - list

Mobile security firm Lookout Mobile don’t believe these applications pose quite as much of a threat however, they are not to be taken lightly, as a spokesperson explains.

��Some companies are calling this a botnet or malware. Lookout has some concerns about the functionality, however at this time, and as far as we can tell, it does not meet the standard to be classified as malware or a ��bot. Consumers should take these apps very seriously as they appear to tread on privacy lines, but they are not necessarily malicious.��

The company estimated that last year criminals made around $1 million by exploiting Android devices and say its likely to get worse in 2012. Last year Lookout identified a similar botnet string called Geinimi which originated from China. The malware had the ability to take commands from a remote server, steal information from your device and could potentially infect other connected devices too.

The most likely applications to harbour these technological nasties predominantly come in the form of mobile games or porn/adult applications as demonstrated in the list above.

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Microsoft shows off Windows 8's advanced sensor support [VIDEO]

Windows has been a mostly desktop/laptop OS with only the occasional slate. But with slates being one of the primary targets of Windows 8, devs had to tackle an interesting problem – what to do with all those sensors that smartphones and tablets have?

Windows 8 will feature support for ambient light sensors and also an accelerometer, compass and gyroscope, which will be mashed together into something Microsoft calls “Sensor fusion” to improve the sensor’s performance.

Adjusting the screen’s brightness according to the ambient lighting conditions is an old (but vital) trick in portable devices, even Windows 7 supported it.

The Sensor fusion is more interesting though. Microsoft’s team looked at all sorts of apps that use the motion and orientation of a portable device for inspiration. One of their tests was to create a virtual reality app that allows you to look around a room using a tablet (think Street Maps with Compass mode on).

What they found was that using just an accelerometer and a compass wasn��t enough, so they added a gyroscope to the mix. But that wasn��t enough – data from these sensors was noisy and didn��t provide a smooth experience. To solve this problem, they combined the readings of all three sensors to provide better data apps.

Here’s a video demo of Windows 8 and Sensor fusion in action and how it compares to the traditional approach:

Most of the data crunching is done by the sensor hardware before it even reaches the processor and then it’s sent only as fast as the app wants it. This keeps CPU load as low as possible and reduces power usage.

Better still – sensors will use a Microsoft-provided driver. Anyone who has ever had headaches will be pleased to hear that.

You can read the full post over at the Building Windows 8 blog if you’re curious for more details.

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iPhone 5C Glitter Case

2013年10月19日星期六

Apple launches new Mac mini

2013年10月16日星期三

FaceTime over cellular confirmed by Verizon for iPhone 5

2013年10月15日星期二

Center-of-weight-shifting phone looks cool

2013年10月13日星期日

ZTE shoots four Android tablets into the MWC orbit

PF 100 and T98

ZTE V96 and V9S

2013年10月10日星期四

Battery tests for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 complete

Talk time

Web browsing

Video playback

2013年10月9日星期三

Max Payne for Android gets delayed

2013年10月8日星期二

22nm Intel Valley View Atom specs leaks

22nm Intel Ivy Bridge processors dated for April 29

2013年10月6日星期日

Nokia promises two battery-related updates for the Lumia 800 in the next two months

2013年10月5日星期六

Google+ mobile page gets updated design to match the updated Android app

Angry Birds Rio passes 10 million downloads mark after just 10 days

2013年10月4日星期五

Samsung provides an overview of the big

Opera Mini 6

Symantec have identified a possible string of botnet Android apps

2013年10月3日星期四

iPhone 4S dual antennas solve antennagate issue

Galaxy Tab 10

Facebook for Android updated

Microsoft shows off Windows 8's advanced sensor support [VIDEO]

Apple releases Find My Mac for developers with iCloud beta access

2013年10月2日星期三

'Draw Something 2' hits the App Store

2013年10月1日星期二

Gameloft launches five HD games for the Nokia N8